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History: specific events & topics

Paperback. Series: Historical Materialism. Num Pages: 334 pages. BIC Classification: HBTV; JPFC; KCP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 229. .
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9781608467037
ISBN
9781608467037
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.05

Paperback. Starting with the crippling custom of footbinding, this work presents a study of Chinese American women during the first half of the twentieth century. Using this symbol of subjugation to examine social change in the lives of these women, it shows the stages of 'unbinding' that occurred between the turn of the century and the end of World War II. Num Pages: 395 pages, 33 b&w illustrations, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 467.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
395
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520088672
ISBN
9780520088672
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.56

Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white halftones, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: HBT; WBV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 180 x 16. Weight in Grams: 624.
Publisher
Smart Pop
Number of pages
260
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781936661411
ISBN
9781936661411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.68

Hardcover. Texas just may be the state in the Union with the strongest masculine image. Heroes, from cowboys to the Alamo to Stephen F Austin and Sam Houston, have always been men. But there have also always been women with gumption. This book presents Texas women who have made history in a variety of ways - some outrageous, some inventive, most courageous. Num Pages: 96 pages, 29 b&w illustrations, bib., index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; HBJK; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 165 x 114 x 10. Weight in Grams: 150.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Texas Christian University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875653662
ISBN
9780875653662
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 11.16

Shifting Loyalties: The Union Occupation of Eastern North Carolina Num Pages: 250 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBS; 3JH; HBJK; HBTS; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 535.
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9781469613703
ISBN
9781469613703
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 34.95

Paperback. A guide to the ancient Olympic Games. It traces their mythological and religious origins, and describes the events, the sacred ceremony and the celebrations that were an essential part of the Olympic festival. It covers the diet and medical treatment of athletes, sponsorship, patronage, propaganda and revivals of the Games. Num Pages: 120 pages, 120 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBLA; HBTB; WSBB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 190 x 9. Weight in Grams: 406. 120 pages, 120 colour illustrations. A guide to the ancient Olympic Games. It traces their mythological and religious origins, and describes the events, the sacred ceremony and the celebrations that were an essential part of the Olympic festival. It covers the diet and medical treatment of athletes, sponsorship, patronage, propaganda and revivals of the Games. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1QDA; 3D; HBLA; HBTB; WSBB. Dimension: 246 x 190 x 9. Weight: 406.
Publisher
British Museum Press
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780714119854
ISBN
9780714119854
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.65

London's Soho district underwent a spectacular transformation between the late Victorian era and the end of the Second World War. This title shows how the area's foreignness, liminality, and porousness were key to the explosion of culture and development of modernity in the first half of the twentieth century. Num Pages: 400 pages, 37 black-&-white integrated illustrations + 8-pages of colour images. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JJ; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 42. Weight in Grams: 864.
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300151947
ISBN
9780300151947
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

paperback. Series: Women in Culture and Society Series. Num Pages: 368 pages, 15 halftones. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 37. Weight in Grams: 538.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780226871462
ISBN
9780226871462
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 39.99
€ 30.68

Hardback. Num Pages: 240 pages, 26. BIC Classification: DSBF; DSC; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 184 x 25. Weight in Grams: 576.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801443626
ISBN
9780801443626
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.13

Paperback. Explores how the study of classics spread English values in the British Empire and beyond. Editor(s): Hallett, Judith P.; Stray, Chris. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: G; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 153 x 15. Weight in Grams: 366.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Baylor University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602583337
ISBN
9781602583337
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.49

Paperback. In 1986, the USX Homestead Works closed, with the loss of thousands of jobs. This book looks at the people of Homestead and how they dealt with the trauma that affected them, detailing the modifications and revisions of domestic strategies in a public crisis. Num Pages: 284 pages, photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; HBTB; JFSG; KCZ; KNJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822956761
ISBN
9780822956761
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.59

Paperback. Judith Millidge here describes the handful of British royal jubilees, how they have been celebrated, the similarities and differences between them, and illustrates examples of the myriad souvenir products that accompany these events. Series: Shire Library. Num Pages: 64 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: HBG; HBLL; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 147 x 4. Weight in Grams: 146. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications
Number of pages
64
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9780747811671
ISBN
9780747811671
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 8.89

Paperback. Provides a comprehensive overview of the gender rules encountered in Europe in the period between approximately 500 and 1500 C.E. Editor(s): Bennett, Judith M.; Karras, Ruth Mazo. Series: Oxford Handbooks in History. Num Pages: 640 pages, 7 black and white images. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 246 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1092.
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198779384
ISBN
9780198779384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.60

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The University Press Group Ltd United States
Edition
0th Edition
Number of pages
440
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143699
ISBN
9780691143699
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.14

Hardback. Explores the exceptional roles that women played in the vibrant cultural and political life of medieval Byzantium. Drawing on a diverse range of sources, this title focuses on the importance of marriage in imperial statecraft, the tense coexistence of empresses in the imperial court, and the critical relationships of mothers and daughters. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVG; 3H; HBJD; HBLC1; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 243 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 628.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691153216
ISBN
9780691153216
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.89
€ 46.42

Paperback. This is the extraordinary saga of Countess Evelina van Millingen Pisani, a modern woman who lived in the age of Queen Victoria. A friend of Henry James and Isabella Stewart Gardner, she led a rich but turbulent life that spanned from Rome to Constantinople and Venice. Num Pages: 176 pages, 30 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JH; BGH; HBTB; TV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
Publisher
Fonthill Media
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781555934
ISBN
9781781555934
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.22

Paperback. In this revised and updated edition, Judith Friedlander places her widely acclaimed work in historical context. The book describes the lives of the inhabitants of an indigenous pueblo during the late 1960s and early 1970s and analyzes the ways that Indians like them have been discriminated against since early colonial times. Num Pages: 303 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 208 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 338.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
St Martin's Press United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
303
Condition
New
SKU
V9780312238995
ISBN
9780312238995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.57

Hardback. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBTB; JFC; JFSL; JHM; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Edition
2 Rev ed
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
SKU
V9781403980120
ISBN
9781403980120
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.00

Paperback. Full of detail and colour about everyday life in Dickens's London, and leaves you with a sense not only of how hard life was then, but how strange. Even if you've read Dickens and the contemporary historians of the poor, there is still more to marvel at here.' Sebastian Faulks, Mail on Sunday Books of the Year Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3JH; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 159 x 197 x 41. Weight in Grams: 546.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848877979
ISBN
9781848877979
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.62

Paperback. The bestselling social history of Victorian domestic life, told through the letters, diaries, journals and novels of 19th-century men and women. Num Pages: 528 pages, 40 b/w illus, (3 x 8pp colour plate sections), With index. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 37. Weight in Grams: 394.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007131891
ISBN
9780007131891
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 17.77

Paperback. The 500-year story of how, and why, our homes have come to be what they are, from the bestselling author of The Victorian City and The Victorian House. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KBB; HBJD; HBJK; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 33. Weight in Grams: 362.
Publisher
Atlantic Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848878006
ISBN
9781848878006
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
World Wisdom Books United States
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9780941532877
ISBN
9780941532877
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.70

Paperback. This work offers insights into how specific films influenced the Americanization of the Holocaust and how the medium per se helped seed that event into the public consciousness. It provides an analysis of "Schindler's List" and the debate over the merit of Spielberg's vision of the Holocaust. Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art. Num Pages: 272 pages, 37 photographs, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: APFA; HBJD; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 17. Weight in Grams: 422.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780815629269
ISBN
9780815629269
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.03

Paperback. Identity, race, and social networks in the African diaspora Editor(s): Byfield, Judith A.; Denzer, LaRay; Morrison, Anthea. Series: Blacks in the Diaspora. Num Pages: 344 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1KJ; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780253221537
ISBN
9780253221537
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 34.36

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